Reality in the Works of Alejandro Casona
1957; American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese; Volume: 40; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/335669
ISSN2153-6414
Autores Tópico(s)Literature, Magical Realism, García Márquez
ResumoPedro Salinas has examined the poetry of Garcilaso, G6ngora, Espronceda, and others and has shown how each poet attempts to reproduce, accept, idealize and exalt reality or escape from and revolt against it.' A theme of conflict between reality and idealism or the interplay of the material and the visionary has been a characteristic of many Spanish authors, of whom Cervantes and Calder6n are outstanding examples. Alejandro Casona continues this tradition in his acceptance of the theme. He combines fantasy and reality in a special manner, insisting on the human quality of his fantastic creations in their relationships with worldly beings. His Devils in Otra vez el Diablo and in La barca sin pescador are more human than supernatural in their portrayal, as is the frustrated Peregrina in La dama del alba. Casona, however, adds further vigor to the tradition in keeping with twentiethcentury psychological and philosophical concepts. His addition might be termed not so much acceptance of as adjustment to reality, as he insists that man's happiness lies in facing the truth instead of seeking to escape into a variety of fantasy worlds.
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